Title
Creation of the Municipality of Dagohoy
Law
Executive Order No. 184
Decision Date
Jun 21, 1956
Executive Order No. 184 establishes the municipality of Dagohoy in Bohol, delineating its boundaries and incorporating specific barrios from neighboring municipalities, contingent upon the appointment of local officials and financial viability.
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Territorial Boundaries

  • The municipality has specifically defined boundaries marked by points starting from the middle of Canmanaga Bridge on the Carson-Trinidad road.
  • Boundaries are described by straight lines connecting marked geographic points including hills, lot corners, and forestry project corners.
  • The detailed boundary description ensures precise demarcation, based on an engineer-prepared sketch dated March 1956 at a scale of 1:50,000.

Effect on Parent Municipalities

  • The municipalities of Carmen, Sierra-Bullones, Trinidad, and Ubay lose the barrios that form Dagohoy from their territories.
  • These municipalities retain the rest of their territories minus the areas constituting Dagohoy.

Conditions for Existence and Operation

  • The municipality of Dagohoy shall begin to exist only upon:
    • Appointment and qualification of its mayor, vice-mayor, and majority of the councilors.
    • Certification by the Secretary of Finance that Dagohoy is financially capable of:
      • Implementing the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law.
      • Providing all statutory obligations and essential services expected of a regular municipality.
    • Confirmation that the four parent municipalities, after the separation of their barrios, are still capable of managing their municipal governments and obligations and providing essential services.

Legal and Administrative Authority

  • The order is executed under the powers vested in the President of the Philippines through the Revised Administrative Code.
  • The creation of the municipality is formalized by a presidential executive order signed by the President and countersigned by the Executive Secretary.

Summary of Legal Effect

  • Establishes the municipality of Dagohoy with defined territorial, administrative, and governmental parameters.
  • Ensures financial and administrative viability before the new local government unit becomes operational.
  • Adjusts the territorial jurisdiction of existing municipalities accordingly, maintaining their operational integrity post-segregation.

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